I once worked with a liberal black judge who declared similar things. Shortly after he threatened his fellow judges for not re-electing him as chief judge, he was removed from the bench by the Chief Justice if a certain state Supreme Court.

I generally prefer my judges impartial, non-partisan, and concerned only with the objective interpretation of the the law as it specifically pertains to the matter currently before their court, but I guess I'm just old-fashioned like that.

GleeUnit:I generally prefer my judges impartial, non-partisan, and concerned only with the objective interpretation of the the law as it specifically pertains to the matter currently before their court, but I guess I'm just old-fashioned like that.

Wearing a t-shirt to court at all will get you in a world of shiat with most judges, but this one seems to have let her emotions get the better of her and let a little too much honesty out in the process of chewing him out over it.

It's so funny when they get pissed off enough to reveal what shiatheels they really are.

As a Canadian, the fact that judges are elected in the United States blows my mind. What's the point of having an independent judiciary if judges are just as vulnerable to popular politics whims as the politicians whose decisions they are supposed to scrutinize?

Confabulat:Do these racist morans realize Obama is still the legally elected President of the United States?

I'm not sure they understand this concept at all.

What part of illegally elected Kenyan do you not understand? Between his ineligibility and all the illegal immigrants who voted for him using white people's identities, he's the least legitimate "president" since Rutherfraud B. Hayes.

For example, last October, McLaughlin accused defendant Wesley Taylor of being "up here selling dope to little children." That assertion - made during Taylor's arraignment on a drug possession charge - was false; he was not accused of selling drugs to anyone.

In at least four other cases, McLaughlin denied defendants the right to a public defender.

If he wants to avoid getting chewed out or being jailed for contempt of court he better respect the judge. It is only common sense and in his interest to do so. Again. I am not defending the judge. Other things not to do in court is screwing around with your cell phone, showing up drunk, wearing shorts, sandals, and tee-shirts. Really. You just do not do that.

This Amp Goes To 11:As a Canadian, the fact that judges are elected in the United States blows my mind. What's the point of having an independent judiciary if judges are just as vulnerable to popular politics whims as the politicians whose decisions they are supposed to scrutinize?

Shut up, hoser, that's what the point is. If we want Canada's opinion on something, we'll send a bunch of draft dodgers up there to get it. Go kiss the Queen's butt and be quiet around a REAL free country.

imapirate:I live in this woman's district. I have no idea how many dicks she sucks because there's no other way she should keep getting re-elected. She's well known here as a racist POS.

And this isn't redneckville. Jefferson County is pretty progressive.

A guy I once did some business with and who tried to con me out of my house - and who bragged about the fact that he doesn't let his wife get a driver's license, and that he beats her - was the only person who even tried to run for state senator on the democrat ticket. He lost in general, fortunately...

Louisville being pretty different from the rest of the state and such.

Really? Because my experience has been that Louisville is downright PROGRESSIVE compared to the rest of that awful state.

Part of me thinks it was stupid and slightly disrespectful to wear a t-shirt to court. The other half wonders what the judge's reaction would have been if the t-shirt had been of 'Merican flag or some other jingoistic crap.

ginandbacon:On the one hand, don't wear political statements to court, on the other hand WTF, HOW HAS SHE NOT BEEN REMOVED??????

Kinda this. She has basically admitted to using her bench to punish someone for their political believes. At a bare minimum she should be disbarred. I would also imagine she should be looking at an investigation for Judicial Misconduct.

Ok, I'm not saying she's not a piece of shiat, but was that just a bail hearing? I thought I heard her say five grand, and more than once she said it was because of the cruelty to animals thing. I could be totally wrong, and I repeat, she sucks.

And I agree about elected judges, though I'm not a huge fan of politically appointed ones either. Maybe gladiator style combat.

LazyMedia:This Amp Goes To 11: As a Canadian, the fact that judges are elected in the United States blows my mind. What's the point of having an independent judiciary if judges are just as vulnerable to popular politics whims as the politicians whose decisions they are supposed to scrutinize?

Shut up, hoser, that's what the point is. If we want Canada's opinion on something, we'll send a bunch of draft dodgers up there to get it. Go kiss the Queen's butt and be quiet around a REAL free country.

/GOD. Two things I can't stand. Intolerance, and Canadians.

Keep talking like that, and we might not buy your crappy, F35 so called fighter jets. A fighter so bad, intelligent people in Canada are even suggesting an updated Avro Arrow would be a better choice.

CruJones:Ok, I'm not saying she's not a piece of shiat, but was that just a bail hearing? I thought I heard her say five grand, and more than once she said it was because of the cruelty to animals thing. I could be totally wrong, and I repeat, she sucks.

And I agree about elected judges, though I'm not a huge fan of politically appointed ones either. Maybe gladiator style combat.

So llong as we can make it retroactive. I'd love to see RBG lay the hurt on Scalia.